BMW X1 SAV Recalls

The BMW X1 SAV has 5 recalls covering 2012 through 2017 model years, with the most serious being a driver-side airbag inflator on 2015 models that can rupture and send metal fragments into the cabin, risking serious injury or death. The 2016 and 2017 model years have two separate airbag concerns. A seat-mounted side airbag inflator initiator on those years can fail to ignite, leaving the bag completely undeployed in a crash. Separately, the instrument panel on 2016-2017 models can block the front passenger airbag from deploying correctly in a crash, reducing protection for that occupant. On the 2014 model year, high resistance can develop in the positive battery cable connections to the fuse box, cutting electrical power and potentially stalling the engine while driving with no ability to restart. The 2013-2014 model years also have a brake vacuum pump hose or line that can fail, reducing the power assist to the brake pedal and lengthening stopping distances.